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Okay I love my Wii, but in terms of game time and availability etc...I am able to play on my laptop or desktop a lot more than my wii...so alas I am having second thoughts on just going with my PC, because I get very little time with the Wii, because we only have one TV and either the kids are watching tv or my wife is watching TV or my daughter is playing Super Mario Bros Wii or I have a show I want to watch...leaving very little time to play the wii... :(
 
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lol - oh the problems we must deal with.

We have both - my wife does more wii gaming than I do - I'm pretty much PC with my gaming with an occasional wii experience.
 
Get a PS3. Hook to PC monitor for high def goodness. Never look back.

(at least that's what I would do...but you should do what you think is right for you)
 
My wii collects dust too. Not too many games that Ilike on the wii that retain playing time that keeps me coming back. If it wasnt for the fact that we use Netflix on the Wii, then this thing would be sold.

I play more games on PC anyways because I bought MLB 2K10 for both Wii and PC. Wii came first. But that version lacked My Player, so I went for PC because some games are lacking foe Wii.
 
There are enough inexpensive games, games with high replay value, and free games on the PC that you'd be able to fill your allotted time for gaming with quality experiences on the PC exclusively. Unless there are multiple 360 or PS3 titles you consider as "must haves," I'd recommend saving the money and sticking with your PC.

Of course, if your PC is starting to show its age (like mine is), the decision gets a bit more complicated in terms of finances. If it's a simple matter of upgrading a video card or adding another stick of RAM, I'd probably still recommend sticking with the PC. If you'll need to build a whole new system to play present and future games with passable framerate and quality, you might want to look into another console after all.

Even if your computer is starting to lose its shine, there are still plenty of games that scale well (Team Fortress 2 comes to mind) and don't require super-beefy hardware to run. Even my Studio 1737 laptop is able to run Unreal Tournament 3 at a respectable framerate and image quality level.

Ultimately, there are too many variables (budget, current PC hardware, preferences in terms of game genres, plans or interest in MMOs, etc.) to answer your question with confidence. I know when I was considering purchasing a PSP, I never got that "release" to spend the money. If you're feeling a check in your gut (or spirit) that you should keep costs down for now, I'd strongly recommend you heed the suggestion. But if you feel no such check, then research your options and choose what appeals to you.

More importantly, make certain that games aren't encroaching on time you would spend with family, in prayer, with your local church, reading Scripture, or other important activities. Conversely, picking up a 360 or PS3 may allow you to spend quality time with people otherwise uninterested in video games. I'm a firm believer that a person can play video games and not waste their time; it depends on what and how a person plays.
 
Manufacturer:
HP-Pavilion
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory:
3070MB RAM
Hard Drive:
490 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Monitor:
Generic PnP Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Strandard
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Wheel
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)

Well this is my pc currently that I do most of my gaming from...My laptop isn't as "huge" it has ATI x1900 Graphics...
 
Logos said:
Manufacturer:
HP-Pavilion
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ (2 CPUs), ~2.3GHz
Memory:
3070MB RAM
Hard Drive:
490 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Monitor:
Generic PnP Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Strandard
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Wheel
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)

Well this is my pc currently that I do most of my gaming from...My laptop isn't as "huge" it has ATI x1900 Graphics...
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Err...those are some decent specs really...however, only having 3GBs of RAM on Vista probably hurts you...actually having Vista is hurting you...my brother Desktop has close to the same specs as mine but is a bit slower and doesn't run games as well as mine, and he is on Vista...I'm on XP and he only has a handfull of programs on his computer, I have tons...He is only using like 60GBs of this 450GB HDD...I am using close to 300GBs of my 500GB HDD...

If you MUST stick with Vista...just get on Newegg and get you a 1GB stick of gaming RAM and that would help a bit...you would probably spend no more than $20...that is including shipping :p

EDIT: Okay, prices went up a little since I got mine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231099 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231143 G.Skill is a good brand...
 
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Would you say I should get Win 7?

Thanks everyone for the advice...I love gaming, but time is limited now days, so I need to choose wisely.
 
Logos said:
Would you say I should get Win 7?

Thanks everyone for the advice...I love gaming, but time is limited now days, so I need to choose wisely.
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RAM and Win7 would set you up good, as would RAM and XP...probably for the next 2 to 3 years, but I would start preparing for some big upgrades in 3 years...start saving when you can, save up at least $500 in the next 3 years...which is roughly $167/yr...then after that 3 years you should be able to upgrade all you need to the latest and close to greatest there is at the time...that is what I do and it works great... At the beginning of this year it was my time to upgrade with $500, here is where I stand:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.1GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Hard Drive: 500 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
And other cool stuff that doesn't need mentioning...like my case... :D

I can run pretty much any game out right now at max, no issues... Depending, in about 3 years I may notice that instead of max it will be medium or average, but that will also be time for upgrades...so it's win win...
 
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This is my laptops specs:

Manufacturer:
TOSHIBA
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual-Core QL-62 (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory:
2814MB RAM
Hard Drive:
312 GB
Video Card:
ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics
Monitor:
Generic PnP Monitor
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Strandard
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Wheel
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)
 
Logos said:
This is my laptops specs:

Manufacturer:
TOSHIBA
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual-Core QL-62 (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory:
2814MB RAM
Hard Drive:
312 GB
Video Card:
ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics
Monitor:
Generic PnP Monitor
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Strandard
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Wheel
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218-0019)
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1.5 years ago I bought a laptop...a gaming laptop...with better specs than that...and it runs games like crap............ >.<
 
Logos said:
yeah that is the problem I am having
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What about this...

XionTawa said:
RAM and Win7 would set you up good, as would RAM and XP...probably for the next 2 to 3 years, but I would start preparing for some big upgrades in 3 years...start saving when you can, save up at least $500 in the next 3 years...which is roughly $167/yr...then after that 3 years you should be able to upgrade all you need to the latest and close to greatest there is at the time...that is what I do and it works great... At the beginning of this year it was my time to upgrade with $500, here is where I stand:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.1GHz
Memory: 4GB RAM
Hard Drive: 500 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
And other cool stuff that doesn't need mentioning...like my case... :D

I can run pretty much any game out right now at max, no issues... Depending, in about 3 years I may notice that instead of max it will be medium or average, but that will also be time for upgrades...so it's win win...
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You should upgrade to 4 GB because the other thing is that having 3 GB is uneven so if you can get another gig to even it out, it would perform better
 
redflameent said:
You should upgrade to 4 GB because the other thing is that having 3 GB is uneven so if you can get another gig to even it out, it would perform better
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As far as I know (and I don't do a good job staying current), the only time you needed an "even" amount of RAM was with DIMMs.
 
yeah 3gb to 3.5gb to 4gb is all an improvement. Having an even number doesn't mean anything performance wise, unless you have a superstitious PC I guess
 
ewoksrule said:
yeah 3gb to 3.5gb to 4gb is all an improvement. Having an even number doesn't mean anything performance wise, unless you have a superstitious PC I guess
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3gb to 4gb provides zero improvement if you are not using 3gb of RAM.
 
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